At Bronx Hospital, Clowns from Japan Cheer Children

A dozen clowns from Japan and the United States entertained patients and families at The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx Thursday. Here, Japanese Hospital Clown Team President Kosuke Omune works his act on 6-year-old Meaghan Peterkin.

Philip Montgomery for The Wall Street Journal

Patient Emarie Ortiz, 7 years old, balances a spinning plate on a stick.

Philip Montgomery for The Wall Street Journal

Clowns gather around thirteen-year-old Katherine Gil.

Philip Montgomery for The Wall Street Journal

New York Clown Alley President Cyrus “Cido” Zavieh performs a trick with patient Brandon Hernandez, 7 years old.